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The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-01-15
The Indian Commission.

The United States Indian commission
composed of Major C. E. Larabee, DR.. j
N. Daniels and Judge John Wright
passed through here on Friday nights de-
layed train, on their way to Helena. They
had Just concluded their work at the
Fort Peck agency, where they effected
an agreement with the Sioux by which
the Indians concede all title to their land
except that retained for reservation, the
boundary line of which will follow the
Missouri river, from the mouth of the
Big Muddy over to the mouth of Milk
river and Porcuplne creek, thence east to
a point forty miles above the mouth Of
Big Muddy, for a stipulation of 81, $780,
900, in annual payments of $1C5,0O0 for
tie year. The reserve will contain about
100000 acres. The Indians will be
given the right to use the WOOD on the
south side of the Missouri, opposite said
reserve, for fuel and building purposes.
From Helena the commission went to Bel
KNAPP, and from there they go to the
Blackfoot agency, on Birch creek, where
their negotiations in Montana end. The
treaties negotiated by them include the
reduction in size of the reservations and
stipulate that the reservations remaining
shall admit railroad. telegraph and te1e-
phone lines and public highways with the
sanction of congress. Their treaties in Miu-
nesota, Dakota and Mon tana have restored
upward of 25,000,000 acres to the public
domain.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-01-15
Railroad Notes.

The contract for the construction of that
section of the Helena & Northern which
is to run to Marysville has been let to
Larson & Keefe
1t is rumored that the Union Pacific
expect soon to obtain control of the
Oregon & California railroad, which ex-
tends from Portland to the southern
boundary of Oregon.
The reservation right of way bill for
the Manitoba railroad has passed the SEN
ate, with only verbal changes that will
cause no trouble The committee re-
jected Sabin's amendment
The Aberdeen, Fergus Falls & Pierre
road, sixty-four miles long, has been sold
to the Manitoba for $3O3,3OO The Min
neapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka, from
Cedar Lake to Hutchinson, has been sold
to the same company for $34s, ,S29.5S.
The organization of the Louisiana, Arkan-
sas & Missouri Railway company has been
effected, with A. W. Soper7 New York,
president; Logan H. Roots, Little Rock,
vice-president. The capital stock is $2,-
100000. The road is to begin at Brink
ley, Ark, on the Memphis & Little Rock
railroad, and run to the Louisiana line.
Its total length is to be 26O miles.
A Topeka special says: An important
move in railroad matters transpired to-
night in fling the charters for thirteen
proposed lines which will grid with iron
western Kansas. The scheme IS backed
by the Union Pacific. The projected roads
will connect with various points on the
Kansas Pacific and Central Branch of the
Union Pacific from central Kansas to its
western border and extend in all dlrec-
tions
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29

TO-SIGuT Council is to pass upon appli-
cations 70. !iqIo. licenses. There is not
much encouragement to hope that there
will be greatar discrimination than in
other yeara. Men notoriously unfit to be
trusted in such dangerous business will
get lic9nse as easily as the most respecta.
bic. Men who sell on Sunday, who sell
to minors, to habitual drunkards, who
keep rssor:s OF miscellaneous vice, who
break the lew in every joint, will be a.
loved to 70 on az they are going. The
proceedings will be purely formal. Coun.
Gil will sit merely as ratification meeting.
This is xha. will happen unless there is
more courage in Council than councilmen
themselves think there is. There has
been good tea! Of talk among members
with regard to licenses. They admit that
this QUE and that one ought not to have
licenEe, but they urge that it is useless to
try to do anything. 1t should not be use.
less for those who know what is right to
Try to do It. II they iail they will at least
stand crp1i!ably on the record. To say
that the C2upci! is powerless to control its
own action, is to make humiliatiug con-
feasloa. Tho lSTELLlGEScRR prefers 10
think sua! Council does not give this mat
Ter dIe consideration and does not realize
ita oaa strength. Il could es easily be a
lion as Lamb.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29

EVANSVILLE, md, April 2S.-The pres.
ont risc in tho Ohio still continues, slowly
but steadily. Around the city the water
Is far beyond its natural con iiues, and has
spread over the bayou nnd low lands.
Tho Barrett farm, Oh tho Peninsula oppo.
cite the city, 10 composed Of some OF the
fines. land in Kentucky. TO protect 1t
Barrett recently built strong leyee In the
low pnrts. Tuesday ii was noticed to DO
wenksning and lnrge force OF men won't
to work strengthening it, but the work
proved futile, aud yesterday the lood tore
through. the leveo and ovelilowed the CO.
tate.
DamonR lsland. twenty miles below
here, Ia under and much corn which had
sproutod Ia submerged and will bo a total
loss. Koportn from points between hore
and Paducah arc similar, and a great loss
to farmers will bo tho result Of the over
flow, az IN most instances com was plant.
cd and tho work will have to be repeated
when tho water BubsidoH.
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A BERKELEY WILL CASE.
Was octogenarian Small Capable OF ID.
posing Of His Estate:

Was octoGenarian Small Capable Of Dis.
posing of His Estate:
Special Correspondence Of the Laellinncv.
MAETlSssURG, April 27.-The Circuit
Court Of this county, Judge G. J. Faulk-
ner, presiding. has been engaged for the
past three days in the trial of the Small
will case. The number OF attorneys
engaged, the multitude Of witnesses cub.
p0n,ed, the standing of the litigants and
the "inharmony" OF statements from re-
putable and well.known men, make the
trial Of considerable interest. Briefly
stated the facts are as followe: Sometime
in the spring Of 1854, Mr.. John G. Small,
an old gentleman OF some four.score years,
received q stroke Of paralysis, being the
third stroke within period Of ten years,
which effected his motive powers and or.
gans OF speech.
About eight months after the last stroke
a will was executed by him, in which it
was provided that the bulk OF his estate
should 60 TO one OF his children, whilst
the nine other children and one grand.
child were to receive, each, but from one
tenth to one twentieth CT the amount
which was given to the first mentioned
child. The case is being tried before
jury with regard to the two Issues out OF
chancery, to.wit: That OF undue influence,
where the burden OF proof is on the cavea.
tors; and that OF tesiamentary capacity,
With tho burden OF proof on the principal
devisee, who, OF course, wants the will
established.
Considerable expert testimony has
already BEEN given, and there 10 much
more to follow besdee mountain load Of
evidence with regard to the physical and
mental condition Of the testator at the
time the will WAS executed.
Hon. E, Boyd Faulkner, W. 7. Invtes,
General W. II. II. Flick and W. G.
Westenhaven represent the objectors, and
J. Nelson Wisner the propounder. The
arguments are looked forward to with
great interest, and rich forensic treat
may be expected.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29
THE MOLDERS' STRIKE.
THE SECOND DISTRICT MEN
wiz 20 Out Owing to n Failure to Adjust
Difficulties with tho President Of tho Do.
fcnss Assoctntton-Tho Prsatdent of z.
tho Moldsrs' Association Talks,

CINCINNATI, April 2s.-The effort made
by the conference between Henry Crib.
ben, President Of the Stove Manufacturer
Delenae Association, and President Fitz.
patrick, Of the Iron Molders Union, for q
settlement Of the molders difficulties have
failed, and Mr.. Cribben returned to
Chicsgo to-day.
President Fitzpatrick says President
Cribben refused to do what was proposed
by his own Association o few
weeks ago, and in his, (Fitz-
patrick's) opinion, long lockout is
inevitable. ave eau cope with tho De.
Tense Association" eays President Fit.
patrick. "Their action in this matter
confirms more than ever, tho impression
abroad that there Is some conspiracy to
pool the price ofstoves aud they intended
10 ahut down anyhow. Ireceived encour.
agement to-day from the Secretary Of the
Federation OF Trades and We can reIy
upon their support. All the union molders
in tho second district will now 70 out"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29
At the Grand Lust Sichf

Madame Seuville and her son Arpustip
commenced IN engagement Of throe nioh,a ,
and a Saturday matinee at the Grand iast
n;lYht, appearing before a COED houss corr on
packed, and altogether probably ovs- GH GtsI
people we're in the houaa The plav pre. m
sented is one from Madame Semy;i,a'o m
,1", Msn,sn entitled Ms.sa. "rh0 Boy Tramp, or the
AL ma,,,ae ,u M9ther," It is Of a sensational
Madame Neuvillc 10 Mrs.. E,.r.,o" 'II,, .ns
maniac mother, WAS good. Auvnsiip ns
Jack Sh@rp, tho hoy tramp, proved him.. 10
ssli " clever c9median, and tho young
iiaSn, iaSn,,,.n II ,i,y may Do said, became qpits
Ia iur. Madame Neuville is stnck
actress OF the old school. She wsa fro.
qnensly in the support Of Forrest md
other lrayeaians oil decadea apo. OF Istc
Hnrgt@ in "1,2O S." and Mother Slip,ou in
"The Romany Rye"
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AT TIE OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT.
n Fine Pluy TO DO Rendered by n Cnpabl,
COMPANY of Actors


a Fine Play to bo Rendered by n Capable
Company of Actors.
This st1ccesstul comedy drama, "shadows
ol Great City," written by L. r. She.
well, will be produced at the Opera Honse
tonight with cast vol adapted to the
requirements of tho piece. The play is
said to be spleudidly mounted, and the
majority Of the scenee, bsing located on
the water ironts Of New York citv and
Brooklyn, arc readily recognized, and add
to the interest OF the drama. The story ia
Well told. the characters arc clearly do.
fined, and the sct!on is brisk, II films.
tsases vivialy all phsses OF life in The me.
tropons' and depicts vice il snmb.e colors
and virtue in its noblest forms. Ntyer-
theiess, 1t il not in any sense what il
know as "blood and thunder" plsy. II
ls, in fact, All American play Of a hiyh
order, by su American writer, Among
the characters may be mentioned Miss
Annie Ward Tiffany, who as Ri1dv Rauon.
hns rich brogue and fund OF wii,ic;sns.
Miss Helen Eaud, who has a fine atoye
presenct, and who is a capable ae,resg a..
Bumes tho dual role Of launie Stand;,h a
poor woman, and Helen. her daughter:
George Il. EdesoM, as Jim F,ry,s. hss
made hin part very strong. The plav will
be given with completeness and a,,en.
tion 10 detail that will commAnd thsa
probation OF tho public. Seats can b. re.
served at Banners.
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OFF THE BIG BRIDGE.


boy Jump. lIsnd First from tho Ur.nt
brooklyn srun.
New foRK, April 2S.-Thomas Dalton.
- years old, this afternoon, about $3.50
O'Clock, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge
in a manner that throws all previous
efforts into the shade. In every way it
wss the most remarkable jump, and it 10
simply miraculous that the boy lives to
toll the tale. Dalton is STRIPPING, being
very small for his age and weighing not
more than l20 pounds.
Shortly before tho time mentioned tha
adventurous youth, who is a printer and
boards in Brooklyn, passed through The
Brooklyn entrance OF tho bridge, paid his
cent and passed out along tho foot pas.
hengers' walk. Arriving at tho centre Of
tho structure he Bpied brond plank that
loads to ths electric lamp above tho road
way. From tho lamp An iron ladder loedu
to tho carriage way below. Down this ho
quickly scrambled. Juet as he crossed
the carrisge.way officer Finn, Of tho bridge
sddRd, BRw him and rushed to catch him.
BY this time tho boy he'd reached the
outaide railing. Ne saw tho policeman
approaching and made haste TO get over
and jump. Finn succeeded in catching
the boy by tho log, but at the same time
he nlipped and fell. In 90 doing he Lost
hia hold and over no went. In his haste
he had lost his balance and went down
head frat.
Several persons, who nAw him 90 down,
deacrbo his fall ns Bomething terrible md
say thAt during the descent he turned two
complete aomorsauits and wRB continually
changing his position. When about two.
thirds Of the distance down he etraight.
oncd out aud entered the water hcnd first
llo coon rcappearod on tho surface and
apparently was not injured in tho least, as
hb at once struck ont sa,nely fn- the
Brooklyn shore. After swimming about
100 feet a line waa thrown to him from the
steam lighter Mary j. and he VIVA taken
OH board. To all appearances ho WIN none
the worse for his jump, only boing little
dazcd.
10 n reporter Dalton said no made the
jump for fifty conta. Two local sports o
brooklyn heard him Say ono night TINT hi
could mako the jump FROM the highca
part OF tho bridge. So ono bot tho Other
TINT he would do 1t, rho wager wao nc
copied.
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TIE BALD kSOBl,ERS.
Tho HolIn OF Terror mt IN End, Ind,ct
nents Found,

Tho EolIn OF Terror mt un End. Ind,ct.
ments Found.
OZARK. Mo-. April 2S.-The Grand Jury
that has for two weeks bcen investigating
the night raids OF the Bald kuobbers com.
ple:od their work yesterday, handed tif-
teen moro bills to Judge Hubbard, and
were then discharged.
The total number OF indictmontu found
by tho jury is about $50, but not more
than eighty persons are named in tho
charges Some individuals are indicted
in iour and five casca.
The members Of the jury all think that
the Bald kuoblers are now uuder civil
jurisdiction, and that no more black calico
will be bought In Christian county for the
purpose Of making masks. Everybody
seems to think that the reign OF terror ia
over in this county.
A prominent merchant OF SPARTA in.
formed n citizen Of Ozark to-day that
forty or fifty persona within his knowl.
edge had left the county since tho Grand
Jury commenced the investigation.
Sheriff johnson will etart in the morn.
ing with his pockete full Of capiases, for
the fifty or moro Bald knobbors who have
been indicted and are still at large.
Nobody can tell whom the murderers will
be finally tried. II is the atm OF tho Bald
knobber at.orneys to put the trial of rs
long rs possible. Some OF tho attorneys
BAY They will never consent to 10 to trial
i'll this county.
Thoro is no doubt now that tho strenyth
oi the Bald Knob organization ~ tbjc
county hhe been very much over esti-
mated, and that. instoai Of Walkers hy.
nrea being approximately correct, the
whole black mask following at no time
exceedod 25o. All the active participants
In tho Bald Knob depredations have been
indicted, md tho botl0r elomeut in the
organisation aro glad that tho deadly obli.
Eatlon that bound them to aecrecy Is now
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29

ELsEwuEAE We reprint Washington
special all about the Virginia debt, the
interest Weat Virginia is supposed to have
in that permanent Investment, and the
intention to blow up the country unless
English b1udhoIiers get their due. War
will not be declared at once. England will
not jump on us as she has on Hayti and
Venezuela, for though We have no navy
England has Canada We have also
men who know how to ehoot,
And ne'e1 shall the SONS OF Columbia be slaves
While the earth bears plant or the sea rolls It's
waves.
Vel! jump in and teach the bold in
truder rot to monkey with the American
Eagle. But perhaps the story has no bot.
tom TO it. Then We shall take all this
back.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29
COLMAN's Discoveries
In Regard to tho olystery Surrounding Oloo.
margarine.

In Regard 10 tho olyxtery Surrounding Oloo
margarine.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 2S.-"The
subject Of oleomargarine will be treated in
the next bulletin from the Agricultural
Department." said Commissioner Colman
to-day.
''fhe people Of this and other coun.
tries," he continued, will receive full and
explicit Instructions how to detect the
presence Of deieterious matter in this most
Important luxury.
mo later than this forenoon received,
through the Secretary OF State, Il commu.
nication from Baron Fava, the Italian
Minister, in which he requests informs.
ton as to the ecientific tests used by our
Government to detect oleomargarine,
bustefine, saeine, and the other com.
pounds made, to osupersede butter. In his
communication it il expressly stated that
the Italian Government has taken up the
question in the interest Of its citizans and
desires to stamp out, II possible, practice
and traffic that should Ds discouraged.
"ln my reply shall not mince msttera
at all, but shall give the result OF invest.
cations made by this department, from
which il appears that even the carcasses
OF horses, dogs and swine have been util.
lied in the manufacture OF oleomargarine,
and the manufacturers were not particular
about the condition or age OF the meat ant!
bonen, either.
II had personal experience at my
home in st. Louis when went to butch.
er's shop 10 get some meat for several
hunting dogs that kept at tho time. In
tho refuse barrel at this place l often saw
maxgo,s, and ily.blown meat was very
conspicuous. When l asked the propri.
etor what he intended to do with such
material, he said it was intended for but
ter factory. BY the uEe OF acids and othel
chemical preparations the manufacturers
oil counterfeit butter Are enabled to des.
troy nll offensive otors, and some OF them
use about one-iourth pure butter to give
their wares good appearance md t,.ste
and thereby many persons considered ex'
perts are deceived"
The Commissioner continued: ut ia
true that there is great deal OF capital
invented in the oeomargarine business,
particularly in tho West, but that does
not justify the manufacture in my opinion
for II il against the people, and should be
irowuud down. Chemical and microscopi.
cal tests have been in progreps under the
|suporvision OF Professors Wiley and Tay.
lor. OF Tho Agricultural Department, 10,
several mouths, and the rosult OF their OBJ
se'yaions will be OF great benefit to the
consumers OF butter"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29

ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-Cleveland braced
up to-day and played excellently againet
tho champions and though defeated, gave
them a hard fight. King, the Browns
new pitcher, occupied the box and for six
innings was very effective. Ho showed
signs OF weakness in the seventh inuiug
and WAS pounded for two singleu, home
run and sent two men to bases on balls,
and hit one man OH which iiye runs we're
scored. In the eighth Hotaliug made
home run and in the ninth WAS hit hard
tor two single and double. Robinson's
right arm was sore and he covered right,
Welch playing second and Sylvester cen.
tra. The combination worked well and
some remarkable playing WIS done by
them. The best features OF the game were
Welch's remarkable running catches,
0'Neii's brilliant hitting and home run
drives by notaliug and Mann and tho
magnificent base running OF the "Cham.
plons." A high wind prevailed sni the
game abounded in sky scrapers. About
1900 people were present. Score: St.
Louis IL, Cleveland II.
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a FlIiu Entertainments.

Tho supper and entertainment, given ut
the Arion's building on tho South Sido.
last evening by tho Ladies Aid soriety OF
the Cathedral, were both delightful and
were greatly enjoyed by the mrpo
number that called. Tho ann.
per came frat, OF COURSE, md
MI appelizing one it was too. Tho
musical and literary programme that fol.
:owed, together with erveral tahIraux
TINT were Erlendidly gotten M, proved
quite entertaining. The ladies' no,ted 4
koodiy sutn, for which there is MI urgent
need.
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ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
And Ssvernl Smaller Amounts DrnYn II.

And Several Smaller Amounts Drawn liar.
Out OF tho Louisiana State LOTTERY.
The fact that there are large number
OF people in and about Wheeling that
play the Louisiana State Lottery may not
be generally known, but it is nevertheless
30. There are many prominent citizens
included in the long list Of those from
about here who risk their money in this
immense gambling concern, and thew
play it with a Chris,ian-like regularity md
. trust in luck that cannot be anokan
Representatives OF all classes arc nnm.
heard among those who every month sena
on their one or two dollars and receive in
return the green tickets OF the Louieiana
State Lottery. There are said to he law
who invest more than two dollars nnr
month In the scheme, although there are
some who blow in a V quite frequently.
a popular plan ia for a number TO nool
their issues by putting their dollara to.
Gether and dividing the returns-proyi1ed
there ia any, pro rata.
1t has been come time since Whceiing
people have made any catch OF note out oi
the wheel; number OF small amounts
have been drawn, though nothing big has
come this way for long time. But at the
last drawing, had on April l2, Wheeling
tickets did pretty well. The largest amount
drawn was 81, 900, one.,enth OF one Of tho
$40, 1000 Prizes, 1t was purchased by Henry
Aeimhrisht, a young Main street cleyf.
Wm.Donner beirgthensme under which Il
was purchased. Yesterday ,hs monav
Was received through the American Es.
press Company and paid over to the lucky
man. who accepted it quietly and AZ =
matter Of course. A number Of other
eume were also received through the
a american, ranging from $50 down to SIS,
Twelve April tickets, ali tenths, have
been paid through the express Office
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i'I11snrEGn, Apni Ga meeting WIG
held to-day by tho Wire Nail Asaociasion
at tho M0nongaheIa House.
II wag tho culmina!ion OF a Beriea Of
nsetngn that hays been held In the enst
and wra;. Tho previous mectings have
all hron held Tor tbs purpoee ol forming
EG'inna association. Tho details Of the
organizing ot tho association wore com.
plctnl today, and now OvUry wire nail
firm in ,i,r cGnntry 10 Il mprnber.
The peing lricn OF nails VIVA discussed.
In referring To tho condition Of trade q
lnsmhw stated that alocka were light, and
pricea wrrr not III GemorAlizsd M In cor.
tain rhef ling8 Of the Iron and steel buai'
nesA, pahlcGiarly the cut rail trade.
Mr.. II. ". Hartman, Of Beaver Falls
Pa, Is rregidcut and q. D. JoneB, OF New
iofk, theS ecreLary Of tho association,
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PlrrsnuRaH, April 2s.-Umpire J. B.
Jackson, OF the coke arbitration board, ap-
pointed to Settle the wage dispute between
the operators and miners, to-day decided
that the condition Of the coke trade would
not justify any increase in wsges. The
workmen demanded twenty per cent ad-
vance, and the operators offered to COM
promise on an increase Of FIVE per cent.
The award was great surprise to the
miners, who confidently expected a deci-
sion in their favor. While it does not
give satisfaction, it is believed that the
men will accept the decision as final. Il
affects the wages Of over $4,000 men.